OSU to host SWAT team training

Staff and students at Oregon State University in Corvallis should expect to see SWAT team members and vehicles on campus Tuesday, the Oregon State Police said today.

Reser Stadium will host SWAT team training exercises from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sgt. Vonn Schleicher, an OSP spokesman, said the public should not be alarmed by the police presence. The training, which he said could consist of anything from how to enter a dangerous building to a mock hostage situation, will take place behind closed doors.

"They're going to notice the cars and some people in the parking lot, but in terms of the actual activities, it's not going to be visible to the general public," he said.

OSP is posting notices and using OSU communications channels to make sure no one misinterprets the training as a real threat to campus.

The OSP SWAT team is made up of officers across the state. Schleicher said they train at least every other month in a variety of locations to prepare for emergencies.